Gear Locations
This page provides up to date information on static gear operations within a particular sea area. Please note that the specified areas are for information only. We strongly suggest that mobile operators working in close proximity to the areas make contact with the vessel/s concerned in order to determine the precise locations of the static gear.
We work to encourage mutual respect between all sectors of the industry so as to avoid spatial conflict.
It is important that static gear is correctly marked; information regarding marking can be found here and here.
In May 2018, the Scottish Government announced new measures to improve requirements for static gear within 12 nm of Scottish baselines. It entails:
- Issuing guidance setting out best practice for marking static gear
- Introducing legislation to prevent marking gear with inappropriate items such as milk cartons and netted footballs
- Requiring licensed fishermen to mark buoys etc. with the PLN
- Requiring unlicensed fishermen to mark gear with a unique reference number provided by Marine Scotland
Please note, in order to update our website with new creel co-ordinates the following template (which can be found here) must be completed and sent to lianne@swfpa.com.
Vanguard KY 18 – 17.05.2022
17th May 2022
Celtic Pride UL 574 – 17.05.2022
17th May 2022
Camann II BF 160 Creels – 09.05.2022
9th May 2022
Soph Ash Jay 3 LH 60 – 06.05.2022
6th May 2022
Jas N 3 LH 50 – 06.05.2022
6th May 2022
Mixed Creel Co-ordinates – 06.05.2022
6th May 2022
Boy Gordon A 441 – 04.05.2022
4th May 2022
Freedom B & Sophy Rose – 04.05.22
4th May 2022
Bella B LH 111 – 03.05.2022
3rd May 2022
Still Game LH 222 – 03.05.2022
3rd May 2022
Westro INS 20 Creels – 2.05.2022
2nd May 2022
Asterion AH 15 – 28.04.2022
28th April 2022
Ashley AH 90 – 28.04.2022
28th April 2022
Aurora AH 17 – 28.04.2022
28th April 2022
Kiroan AH 45 Creels – 26.04.2022
26th April 2022
Usan Lass ME 50, Sophie ME 20 & Daisy ME 6 – 25.04.2022
25th April 2022